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Alexander Sandy Douglas creates the first graphic-based game. it was tic-tac-toe Source
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Tennis for Two is one of the very first electronic games to have a visual display. Source
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Spacewar, the first game programmed specifically for a computer, was made. Source. Also, playable version.
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Rick Blomme creates spacewars for two players across the internet. Source
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The Light pen was created and used for the MIT Whirlwind computers. This is the backbone of the light gun. Source
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The light gun is a device used in games to make shooting more realistic. Source
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SourceThe first Tv video game console, the "Magnavox Odyssey", was invented in 1972. it was made from the prototype designed in 1968 This console unlike most others was powered by batteries
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SourcePong, one of the very first arcade games, was created.
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Heavyweight Champ, the first game to involve fist fighting, is a popular Fighting-genre game. it has led to many other games such as Mortal Kombat and super smash brothers. Source
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Break out was a very fun and very popular game for the Atari 2600. it was created by steve Wozniak, who later co-founded Apple. Source
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The first console to have changeable games (the Fairchild VES) was created. Source
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Mattel Auto Racing, the first hand held game. Source
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Zork, an iconic text-based game, was created. Source
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Rouge paved the way to a new genre called "rouge-likes" The game was built in a way that you enter random dungeons to find loot and destroy monsters. Source
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Galaga, an amazing arcade game was created. ref='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galaga' >Source.</a>
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in 1983, the video game market went in to a recession. People stopped buying video games and several companies when Bankrupt. Source
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The game boy was Nintendo's big hit in handhelds. href='http://www.ign.com/articles/2009/07/27/ign-presents-the-history-of-game-boy' >Source</a>
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Doom is a very influencial First person shooter game. it brought on a rise of Doom-like games, later called FPS games. href='http://www.doomworld.com/interviews/int7.shtml' >Source</a>
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The Virtual boy was an early 3D virtual reality console. It was not very popular. Source
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Valve has created many popular games and helped kick start the pc game market. Source
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The Game Boy Advance was unveiled in Tokyo. It is Nintendo's 2nd major hand held system. Source
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The PS2 is the most sold console of all time. Source
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Minecraft is an indie-game developed by Notch. It marks the creation of a new genre. A mix between action, adventure, and sand-box. Source
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The NES is a home console developed by nintendo. It was their very first console, and was very influential. The NES was one of the consoles that helped end the video game crash. Source
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The Wii U is Nintendo's entry into (what I believe to be) 7.5th generation consoles. Source
